Maria Martinez Ayerza

María Martínez Ayerza studied the recorder in Seville and Amsterdam (MMus, 2006) and Musicology at the University of Amsterdam (MA, 2009). She is a fervent performer of consort and chamber music with her ensembles The Royal Wind Music, Seldom Sene, ÆroDynamic and Audi Alteram.

Maria is Recorder Consort Professor at the Royal College of Music in London and has taught courses and masterclasses in The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, England and Australia.

Between 2006-2014 she performed over 600 short concerts for children aged 0-6 in cooperation with The Memorable Moments Foundation in Amsterdam.

She is also the editor-in-chief of Blokfluitist, the only specialised recorder magazine published in Dutch, and co-initiator of the Open Recorder Days Amsterdam, a biennial four-day international festival and competition that will be held for the third time in October 2017.

For more information, please see her website: www.mariayerza.com

Petri Arvo

Petri specialises in the recorder and historic bassoon. He graduated with master’s degrees from the Sibelius Academy and the Amsterdam and Brussels conservatories. He now works as a musician in a wide range of styles from medieval music to contemporary music. He is a member of The Royal Wind Music, Ensemble Nylandia, Ensemble Un'altra ondata and Café Barock Finland.